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Gower

Variety and Intriguing Juxtapositions at 2012 Gower Festival

24/07/201222/07/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Variety and Intriguing Juxtapositions at 2012 Gower Festival: Gower Festival, Gower Peninsula, South Wales, 16-19.7.2012.

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Gower, Neil Reeve

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